Sarah’s story
When Sarah Ward’s fiancé got down on one knee, her heart sank. It was the happiest moment of her life, but the thought of walking down the aisle the size she was terrified her…
Her once slender figure, the one her fiancé had fallen in love with ten years earlier, had fallen victim to emotional eating – too many cakes and sweets, and one-too-many pub lunches. ‘Before I even said yes to marrying Chris, I told him he’d be marrying the woman he met all those years ago,’ says Sarah. ‘Of course, he said he’d marry me just the way I was, but I knew then that I wouldn’t be a fat bride, absolutely no way… and I meant it!’
In March 2010, Sarah went wedding dress shopping. ‘I was trying on all these dresses, and at one point the shop lady had to pull the cord of the dress so hard to do it up that one of the hooks on the dress pinged off. I was so embarrassed and disgusted with myself; it was the final kick I needed to do something about my weight. Soon after, I joined LighterLife.’
Determination
In her first group meeting, her Counsellor Anita Hopper asked her to draw a picture of what she wanted to look like in a year’s time. ‘I had an image of me in my wedding dress, standing at the gates of the castle venue we had booked, and lying on the beach in my bikini on our honeymoon. I just knew how proud my family and husband would be. It was a real monumental moment in time when I just knew how I wanted to look. The group work really helped me to visualise my weight-loss goal and keep me on track.’
Happy ever after…
On the day of the wedding, Sarah had reached her weight-loss goal and felt amazing. ‘I’ve never felt so good about myself, and I had so many compliments from guests; it made me feel that all my hard work had paid off. LighterLife even got a mention in my husband’s speech, as he said how proud he was of me and how beautiful I looked. It was the dream wedding I hoped for.’
After their wedding, Sarah and Chris went to the Maldives for their honeymoon and had an incredible time. ‘I remember being on the beach and thinking back to the drawing I’d done in week one of my LighterLife group – the fairytale wedding and me on my honeymoon on the beach in my bikini – I’d achieved both and it felt great!’
Each of our client’s results and stories are unique to them and their experience of LighterLife. Your own results will be personal to you and may vary.
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